This was the first year that I had no clue what to be for Halloween, i wanted to spook the pants off people so I got to thinking what was the scariest movie that really messed with people…..the exorcist. I found the basic cosume at a local Halloween shop (the only one on this small … Read more
My 5 year old decided last year (when he was 4) that he wanted to be Edward Scissorhands for Halloween. I consider myself pretty crafty and thought “Awesome, I have a whole year to get this ready”….or NOT! This year brought on many stresses and at the end of August, when I would have been … Read more
Super Coolest Halloween Costumes 2013… Featuring Bowser, Dry Bones and Petey Piranha My name is Tami and our Halloween theme was easy to decide this year, with a new puppy we named Bowser, it was too obvious…Super Mario! I’ll start with his costume, Bowser! I used 2″ foam for the shell and cut small shaped … Read more
This is my Chihuahua, Syri, dressed up as the Snuggles fabric softener bear. This easy, cheap Snuggle Bear costume was really easy and cheap to make. First, I bought 1/4 yard of off-white fuzzy material at a fabric store. I cut a rectangle for the body, a hood, and ears then hand sewed it all together. … Read more
The last few days, it’s almost as if my dog is getting hyper about Halloween. Even though Keno (lab/boxer cross) is almost two, in the last two days she has reverted to ‘puppyhood’, eating 2 packages of Halloween candy, a PUMPKIN, and today a scarecrow. So I put together this gangster dog costume with items … Read more
STARBUCKS PUP-KIN SPICE LATTE DOGGY COSTUME Supplies 2 Wooden embroidery hoops Poster board Ribbon Tissue paper Paint/markers I noticed that my dog (Pembroke Welsh corgi) is the exact colors of my favorite fall drink – Starbuck ‘s Pumpkin Spice Latte… 1. First, I ordered a PSL, strictly for research and reference purposes. 2. Then I … Read more
Coco the Wonder dog and Juno the Magnificent wanted this year’s costume to be provocative so they decided to go as Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke from the infamous 2013 VMA Award show. Says Coco, “I find twerking to be quite fun, I do it all the time at the Bark Park”. Juno prefers to … Read more
I wanted to dress my dog up for Halloween and I didn’t want to spend a lot of money. I bought cheap tees at a craft store and started cutting. I knew he didn’t like the sleeves so I decided to make a cape. I measured him, and used the collar of the t-shirt as … Read more
Kaiah is a 5 year old rescue dog we refer to her as a little horse, so I turned her into carousel horse. She does like her bling and chasing new horse tail. Kaiah is used to dressing up and meeting kids while in costume, and we always dress up in coordinating outfits. The most … Read more
Actually, this Sweet Corn costume was a remake from one that I fashioned for my daughter as a child. That year, she was a corn, our youngest was a plump tomato, and I was the farmer! Our daughters are now in their 30’s! I have always made my chidrens costumes, reclaiming household items and the … Read more
This year I thought it would be fun to dress up with my dog, so we chose to be soap and a loofah. The costumes were easy. Loofah: I made a body suit out of blue fabric. I made it a little bigger than his body and added Velcro to hold on him. I bought … Read more
My dogs Sebastian (a 4 1/2 year old yorkie) and Pepper (a 2 1/2 year old pit-mix) are no strangers to the occasional mischief so I set out to design and create costumes that really brought out their personalities as well as challenging my creativity. They are DOUBLE TROUBLE at times so I knew the inspiration for … Read more